Bale criticised by Chinese officials

Christian Bale has been attacked by Chinese officials for his attempt to visit a blind activist.Bang Showbiz

CHRISTIAN Bale has been attacked by Chinese officials for his attempt to visit a blind activist under house arrest in the country.

'The Dark Knight Rises' actor was stopped by security guards when he tried to meet with self-taught lawyer Chen Guangcheng, who has lived in a village in eastern China in complete isolation for 15 months.

Christian was accompanied by a camera crew from the CNN news channel, and was in China to promote his film 'The Flowers of War', which is in the running for an Oscar.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Liu Weimin, has said he thought Christian should feel embarrassed about the incident, not China.